Palettes / Colors / #7CB4DA

#7CB4DA — Light Blue

#7CB4DA is a blue color we call Light Blue, closest to the named color SkyBlue (#87CEEB). It belongs to the blue family.

#7CB4DA is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #DAA17C; it also sits naturally between #7CDAD1 and #7C85DA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 49% · Green 71% · Blue 85%

Cyan 43% · Magenta 17% · Yellow 0% · Key 15%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #7CB4DA

.text { color: #7CB4DA; }
.background { background-color: #7CB4DA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #7CB4DA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(124, 180, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(204, 56%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #7CB4DA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(124, 180, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #7CB4DA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(124, 180, 218, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#7CB4DA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#7CB4DA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DAA17C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #7CB4DA: #000000.

How #7CB4DA looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #7CB4DA rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #7CB4DA?

#7CB4DA is Light Blue, a blue color (RGB 124, 180, 218). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #7CB4DA?

#7CB4DA is RGB 124, 180, 218 — HSL 204°, 56%, 67% — CMYK 43%, 17%, 0%, 15%.

What colors go with #7CB4DA?

Its complement is #DAA17C; analogous partners are #7CDAD1 and #7C85DA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #7CB4DA for text?

Black text on #7CB4DA has a contrast ratio of 9.40:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.23:1.